Look, I get that a lot of you are pissed about how NBC is choosing to cover the Vancouver Olympics with this jagged, misinforming one-size-fits-all coverage that’s designed to appeal to everyone except the people that actually want to watch the Games. But how valuable is it to you for me to just rail endlessly on a network that nobody likes anyway? Very little. But when speed skater Sven Kramer of the Nederlands does it, it’s awesome, as evidenced when he was asked for his name and nationality right after he won a fugging gold medal.

“Are you stupid?! Hell no, I’m not gonna do that.”

The video after the jump shows Sven recounting the event with a Dutch journalist. Mmmm, Dutch. Not only are they pretty and unable to speak English, but they also pay their own way. Oh, they do speak English. Eh, two out of three works.

Fuck this dutch P.O.S. Last time i checked we are leading the medal count. So the loser eurotrash countries can go wear some ed hardy and fuck off.

02.18.10 at 2:04 pm

Cooter

Seriously though, the reporting across the board at these Olympics has been super mediocre. They treat winning a medal in freaking BoarderCross like its some sort of life changing event. “What do you have to say to all of the people of your home town?” Seriously?

02.18.10 at 2:35 pm

Jobe

USA OWNED!! bitches

02.18.10 at 2:53 pm

Strange Botwin

@PIV – With Leather is the NBC of the blogosphere.

02.18.10 at 3:10 pm

Parris Island Vacations

Consider “bad mouthing America” redacted. I read about it this morning elsewhere and commenting tone fell along the lines of “stupid americans”. I’m wrong there and in agreement about NBC. If a schizo kills BC this will be the place I come to read about it.

Bronze medal winner Bode Miller is awesome. He’s the most accomplished American skier ever. As an added bonus the guy loves to party and crush white girls. All activities I condone. I think people who don’t like skiing, drinking, and women are suspect. “Big fucking deal” he didn’t win in Torino. Point Break Bode needs to take you surfing. Get your mind right.

02.18.10 at 3:16 pm

The Sports Machine

I think its funny the host is trying to rip Canadians and Americans for not being more into speed-skating. BURN!

02.18.10 at 3:46 pm

zoltan9

I guess in the Nederlands asking someone “are you stupid?” is considered being polite.

Not that I have a problem with what he did. Hilarious.

02.18.10 at 10:32 pm

Trick Dickle

So the network reporterette asks (ok, somewhat brusquely demands) that he state his name and nationality “for tape identification,” and Dutch Boy goes all Dutch Diva about the indignity of having to “sum up [his] whole biography.”

Sure, NBC (who spent a billion dollars to help underwrite the whole event) is trying to distill five hours of daily programming out of thousands of hours of tape, and five seconds of his time would really help the guys in production, but why should he put up with such an affront?

Guy’s a queen.

02.19.10 at 12:42 am

Not Sven

Sven Kramer and all you Dutch can kiss my American ass. You and you’re worthless little country can go to hell! If it weren’t for us you’d all be Nazi’s right now.

02.19.10 at 7:56 am

Amsterdammer

@Not Sven: If the Europeans didn’t sail out there wouldn’t be Americans, ignorant fuck!

Sven is only commenting on a retarded question from a reporter that doesn’t understands her job.

No reason to go mental on your alleged anti-Americanism.

02.19.10 at 12:26 pm

Jeff Horvish

The comments on this site are terrible.

02.19.10 at 12:37 pm

Not Sven

Amsterdammer you’re a fucking idiot! I’m a Native American you ASS! My people were here long before you Europeans showed up! And your little pissant country doesn’t mean a thing! Take your finger out of your ass and go stick it back in your dike you dumb shit!

02.19.10 at 12:40 pm

Not Sven

By the way Amsterdammer, have you bought any “legal” drugs lately. Or maybe you’ve been spending your time checking out the filthy whores who sit in windows and show their stuff to passersby. Yeah, your country really is something to be proud of, isn’t it?

02.19.10 at 1:13 pm

Custer Is Yo Daddy

Hey Not Sven – want some blankets? :)

02.19.10 at 7:56 pm

terig

Saying and spelling your name is standard ID when being taped. Maybe if he cut out the drugs, the mood swings and the twitching would abate.

02.20.10 at 1:15 pm

eldon

Canada’s making a big deal of speedskating. That’s all I see when I watch my Canadian network. But I love the Dutch as well, and he made a point that this was an American journalist. God bless the Dutch!!

02.20.10 at 11:55 pm

Anne

Being Dutch I feel ashamed of the stupidity Kramer showed in the NBC-interview, not to mention the stupidity the Dutch reporter showed in her commentary, pampering Kramer. Kramer may have won a Gold medal; he still has a long way to go when it comes to communication skills. This guy still has to learn there is more in this world than ‘Sven Kramer’. Arrogance, yes, Dutch arrogance: I’d hope not.

02.23.10 at 9:05 pm

Not Sven

Hey Sven, what happened in the 10,000? Who’s stupid now? You can’t remember which lane you’re supposed to be in? Go ahead blame it on your coach, even though it’s your responsibility to know what lane you’re supposed to be in! This just goes to show that you’re an idiot! You should remember that the next time you want to call someone stupid!!!

Ha, ha, ha! It’s hilarious that you were disqualified!!!

02.23.10 at 9:07 pm

Not Sven

Hey Custer is yo daddy. Yeah, we liked Custer, he made us look good. Unfortunately for him he didn’t look so good after he was scalped!!!!!

02.24.10 at 4:28 am

Falano (NL)

Hey NOT SVEN,

For the record…Sven is King!

To go with with your stupid allegations:

-If we didn’t sail out your parents still made fire with sticks and stones

-You know the standard things of Holland yes. soft Drugs legal, red light district. But first check your own country. Look at the numbers, more addicts, more STD by prostitution. and your whole country is a mess. Please solve that first. Oh wait, you can’t because you’re nothing.

A cool thing about you is that you really love Sven. 4 days after your post you come back to the same site and post another thing about our champ. Thanks for that. Not that it is a good post, but I forgive you… you’re American.

02.25.10 at 1:14 am

Sven Arrogant

Okay, so the reporter isn’t an expert in his sport but Sven could have easily taken the high road by acting like a decent human being, being polite, and using this opportunity to introduce more fans to his sport and to himself. Instead he shows the world that he is arrogant and expects the world to know who he is and to cater to him. Further he shows that he has an anti-American bias later in his comments to the press in 3 of his interviews. In the end karma bites him in the ass and he is disqualified for something he blames on his coach when he should take personal responsibility for knowing where he should be on the track and making sure he gets it right even if it means ignoring his coach. That’s karma Sven, learn some manners.

03.01.10 at 12:13 am

keracz

what would be your reaction when reporter from netherlands ask Tiger Woods after winning tournament what is your name and what you just won ?. And don’t pick on somebody’s english. You dumb americans don’t speak any other languages!!!! In your face!!!!!!!!!!